Does illness experience influence the recall of medical information?
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Recall of a storyboard description of an unfamiliar illness was assessed in 66 healthy children and 40 children with chronic illness (cystic fibrosis or asthma). A significant interaction between verbal intelligence quotient and illness experience (p < 0.001) suggested that more able sick children may be resistant to learning new medical information.
Medical subject headings
- Asthma
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Mental Recall